Suffern mom left boys out in the cold in PJs, no socks, police say

2 children were in PJs, no socks, police say

12:53 PM,
Nov. 9, 2012

Shannon Costantino was charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child Tuesday after she was accused of forcing two of her sons from her home in pajamas. She is to appear in Suffern Village Court on Nov. 20.

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James O?Rourke

A village mother is facing misdemeanor charges after she was accused of banishing two of her young sons from her home Tuesday, leaving them to face 30-degree temperatures dressed only in their pajamas.

Shannon K. Costantino, 32, of 37 Oakdale Manor was arrested and charged with two counts of endangering the welfare of a child, village police said.

Police said the boys, ages 6 and 11, were left outside with no socks, shoes or coats. What may have driven Costantino to force her children from the home was not yet clear. ...